Moved to new site 09 30 2011
Original Posting February 14, 2009, moved from prior location 06/10/2009
Well I was in Las Vegas for valentines day with my wife. We got to enjoy the spas, a massage and a half-decent payout at Mandalay Bay playing 3-card poker.
My wife and I had spent the morning driving out at Red Rock Canyon (something different to get away from the casinos). On the way back in to town I decided to make a quick stop at Mandalay Bay so my wife could go over to the Chocolate Swan and get her some of her favorite Dark Chocolate. Will she was shopping, I of course sat down at the tables to make a few bucks.
The table I chose was a three card poker table. There were 4 people already sitting here and I asked if the dealer was getting good hands or not. They stated the gentleman to my immediate right had been get quite a few good hands, but that lately yeah the dealer was getting them. So I said "Well I guess I will take the dealers cards then" as I sat in the #6 position @ the table.
First hand dealt was a straight, second hand a flush, third hand was a low end pair that lost to the dealers higher pair (at least got some of my money back on the Pair Plus bet). Anyway, we are joking around and the group tells me that the woman sitting to the right of the man next to me has been having terrible luck. First, one person gets up and goes to the bathroom sitting out a hand. On that deal the person to her left (getting the cards she would have gotten if the person had not left) gets a Straight Flush for a total of $1,400 pay out. The guy gets back from the bathroom and the woman (jokingly) yells at the guy for leaving. After a few more losing hands, she gets up to go to the bathroom and the same man gets dealt a three-of-a-kind. When she gets back the table of course tells her all about it.
Meanwhile, I have been dealt three or four no-win hands in a row, when the gentleman to my right decides to call it quits for the day. I make an off-handed comment "Thanks for the winning hands.. I need a change from these last few". I then get two hands with pairs and the third hand is a Flush. The woman is really getting upset at this point and stands up to leave... leaving her husband/boyfriend/SO to continue playing. I ask her to stay standing there a few moments. She looks at me quizzically and I state "Well I got to tip you for the three-of-a-kind you just gave up."
Everyone gets a "whoot" at this comment , but I up my bet to $50 on Pair Plus and Ante. Cards are dealt and I look at the first two and have a pair of 6's. Without looking at the third card I smile and put the cards down and place my $50 Play bet. Everyone at the table is "You got it?", "Oh man, you did it?". I tell 'em I only looked at the first two cards and had a pair and felt really good that it was there.
The dealer stacks my cards, and flips them over so only the top 6 is showing. She starts to slowly fan the cards and the second 6 shows up. Everyone is standing up and cheering "Six Six Six Six". She fans the last card out and it shows a nice big Six of diamonds. We all start yelling, cheering and clapping.
I turn to the woman and give her a $100 tip which she consistently tried to refuse. However, I prevailed saying "Mam' you got to take the tip, it is called "Share the Luck" and whenever something like this happens you got to "Share the Luck" or you will lose the luck." I also tipped the dealer $50.
The table was astonished that I did this. But it is something that my friends and I do whenever we go to Vegas. I continue playing for another 15 mins when my wife shows up back from her search for Dark Chocolate. ASk how I am doing and say pretty good. The other guys all burst out laughing. The woman who had left came back to get more money from her S.O. I introduce her to my wife at which point the woman asks my wife if I really tip people for winning hands. My wife, who is quite use to my antics (and those of my friends) just smiles and says that when i come to Vegas my friends and I become really generous with our winnings.
In the parking lot my wife asks how much I won. I tell her not sure, but I know I paid for her Chocolate. (Actually I know exactly how much I won over the session, but I ain't saying.)
Well I was in Las Vegas for valentines day with my wife. We got to enjoy the spas, a massage and a half-decent payout at Mandalay Bay playing 3-card poker.
My wife and I had spent the morning driving out at Red Rock Canyon (something different to get away from the casinos). On the way back in to town I decided to make a quick stop at Mandalay Bay so my wife could go over to the Chocolate Swan and get her some of her favorite Dark Chocolate. Will she was shopping, I of course sat down at the tables to make a few bucks.
The table I chose was a three card poker table. There were 4 people already sitting here and I asked if the dealer was getting good hands or not. They stated the gentleman to my immediate right had been get quite a few good hands, but that lately yeah the dealer was getting them. So I said "Well I guess I will take the dealers cards then" as I sat in the #6 position @ the table.
First hand dealt was a straight, second hand a flush, third hand was a low end pair that lost to the dealers higher pair (at least got some of my money back on the Pair Plus bet). Anyway, we are joking around and the group tells me that the woman sitting to the right of the man next to me has been having terrible luck. First, one person gets up and goes to the bathroom sitting out a hand. On that deal the person to her left (getting the cards she would have gotten if the person had not left) gets a Straight Flush for a total of $1,400 pay out. The guy gets back from the bathroom and the woman (jokingly) yells at the guy for leaving. After a few more losing hands, she gets up to go to the bathroom and the same man gets dealt a three-of-a-kind. When she gets back the table of course tells her all about it.
Meanwhile, I have been dealt three or four no-win hands in a row, when the gentleman to my right decides to call it quits for the day. I make an off-handed comment "Thanks for the winning hands.. I need a change from these last few". I then get two hands with pairs and the third hand is a Flush. The woman is really getting upset at this point and stands up to leave... leaving her husband/boyfriend/SO to continue playing. I ask her to stay standing there a few moments. She looks at me quizzically and I state "Well I got to tip you for the three-of-a-kind you just gave up."
Everyone gets a "whoot" at this comment , but I up my bet to $50 on Pair Plus and Ante. Cards are dealt and I look at the first two and have a pair of 6's. Without looking at the third card I smile and put the cards down and place my $50 Play bet. Everyone at the table is "You got it?", "Oh man, you did it?". I tell 'em I only looked at the first two cards and had a pair and felt really good that it was there.
The dealer stacks my cards, and flips them over so only the top 6 is showing. She starts to slowly fan the cards and the second 6 shows up. Everyone is standing up and cheering "Six Six Six Six". She fans the last card out and it shows a nice big Six of diamonds. We all start yelling, cheering and clapping.
I turn to the woman and give her a $100 tip which she consistently tried to refuse. However, I prevailed saying "Mam' you got to take the tip, it is called "Share the Luck" and whenever something like this happens you got to "Share the Luck" or you will lose the luck." I also tipped the dealer $50.
The table was astonished that I did this. But it is something that my friends and I do whenever we go to Vegas. I continue playing for another 15 mins when my wife shows up back from her search for Dark Chocolate. ASk how I am doing and say pretty good. The other guys all burst out laughing. The woman who had left came back to get more money from her S.O. I introduce her to my wife at which point the woman asks my wife if I really tip people for winning hands. My wife, who is quite use to my antics (and those of my friends) just smiles and says that when i come to Vegas my friends and I become really generous with our winnings.
In the parking lot my wife asks how much I won. I tell her not sure, but I know I paid for her Chocolate. (Actually I know exactly how much I won over the session, but I ain't saying.)